Fiona stood atop a broken platform as the battlefield shifted around her.
She brushed her windswept hair back and looked down at Fionyx beside her.
"Alright," Fiona muttered. "Let's see…"
She exhaled and rolled her shoulders.
"Liora usually fuses with her beast to fight."
"I've seen her punch through walls wearing Leon like a cannon suit."
Fionyx tilted his head, the light of his body pulsing in sync with hers.
Fiona grinned.
"Now that you've been upgraded, you should be able to do the same, right?"
She took a breath, eyes narrowing.
"Although I know most tamers can fuse with their beasts…"
"This is gonna be different."
Fionyx let out a low, resonant hum, like a bassline beneath the battlefield's static.
Fiona raised her right arm and clenched her fist.
"Let's test it out. Fionyx—fuse with me."
Fionyx roared once—not a cry of aggression, but of affirmation.
Then he shifted.
The motes circled Fiona in a spiral of orange, red, and gold.
